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Method

Mix half the lime zest and all the juice with the maple syrup and grated ginger. Slash each chicken breast 3-4 times with a sharp knife, then coat well with the marinade. Set aside for 10 mins. Heat the grill and line the grill tray with foil.

Cook the sweet potatoes in salted boiling water for 10-12 mins until tender. Drain and mash well, adding the rest of the lime zest, plus some seasoning. Meanwhile, grill the chicken breasts for 10-15 mins, until cooked through and slightly caramelised.

Heat the oil in a small frying pan. When it’s really hot, add the ginger matchsticks and fry for 1 min until the ginger is crisp. Lift out the matchsticks with a slotted spoon, then stir the mash into the gingerinfused oil. Divide the mash between 2 plates, top each with a chicken breast, scatter with the crisp ginger and serve with some sugar snap peas.

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Comments, questions and tips

This was absolutely delicious and so full of flavour. Definitely one to make again. We made it using Quorn 'chicken' fillets and it worked perfectly - just need to cook the fillets a little in the oven first because they can't be marinated while frozen. Really such a good dish.

lahelapixie

8th Jul, 2016

5.05

Delicious! Wouldn't bother topping with the crisp ginger (didn't really add anything and was just a bit weird), but other than that it was great!

Angie from Bidford

26th Jul, 2013

This dish was everything I hoped it would be... zingy, yummy and really light. Recommend marinading from night before. I used mini breast fillets - which look great when plating up, added a clove of garlic to the mash and served it with GF's Courgette Salad on the side (where I use lime and black onion seeds). If you want some extra lime zing on the chicken, boil up the rest of the marinade and spoon over the top (make sure you boil it as obviously it had raw chicken in it). And I didn't add any seasoning to any of the dishes (which is very unusual for me!). Thanks GF!

Angie from Bidford

26th Jul, 2013

This dish was everything I hoped it would be... zingy, yummy and really light. I used mini breast fillets - which look nice when plating up, added some garlic to the mash and had GF's Courgette Salad on the side (for which I use lime and black onion seeds). And I didn't add seasoning to anything (which is very unusual for me!). Thanks GF!

Angie from Bidford

26th Jul, 2013

This was just what I hoped it would be... really yummy, zingy & light. I used mini breast fillets which looked nice on the plate, added some garlic to the mash & made GF' s Courgette Salad as a side (which is better made with lime juice & onion seeds). I didn't add any seasoning to any of the dishes (which is very unlike me!).

ppp-99

8th May, 2013

5.05

Really delicious. Marinated the chicken the night before (to save time) I cooked it in the oven and then finished it off under the grill which worked well. I also added a few chilli flakes to the sweet potato mash. Was a lovely, quick and fresh tasting midweek meal.

adbeckam

23rd Apr, 2013

5.05

Wonderful. Everyone loved this. Keep hold of the marinade and just before ginger had been cooked add it to the pan. It will bubble and thicken. I added half a teaspoon of brown sugar. Spoon the ginger and sauce over chicken. Even my fussy daughter liked it!

KochinVeronica

21st Feb, 2013

5.05

Quite exquisite!

megarrr

13th Feb, 2013

5.05

Really enjoyed this. Couldn't get my chicken to look like the picture. Might use a griddle pan next time instead.

alisonuk

7th Feb, 2013

3.05

The marinade tested really zingy but I was a bit disappointed with the end result. It was ok but the chicken only had a hint of lime and was a bit bland really. The sweet potato mash was very tasty though. Probably wont bother dong the chicken again.

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